the long weekend

well, the long weekend was kind of a bust. we were supposed to have a big birthday bash for me on saturday night but it went belly up. and as soon as it did, all my friends found alternative plans. so it was kind of a sad and lonely three days.

the highlight though, was getting to try a brand new restaurant, mark & isabella. with italian-american fare, they've only been open for a week or so, but i was very impressed. the interior was beautiful, with huge blown up photos of faces and people. the bar was gorgeous and had old movies playing (one of my weaknesses) so the atmosphere was cozy but still upscale. my mom and i started out with an organic salad dressed with balsamic vinaigrette, lovely! i went for chicken parmesan- three fantastically crispy cutlets with arugula. mom had crispy polenta with homemade meatballs which was so yummy. the servings were pretty good sized so we had to save ourselves for dessert; vanilla gelato with a crisp bisotti and i indulged in warm chocolate bread pudding with coffee mascarpone! it was heaven, not to mention huge.... i took it home and had the rest for breakfast.

i've always loved the oven, another restaurant under the same owner in Belmar, so i had been dying for this classy sit down restaurant since i had heard about it almost a year before! try it, you might like it.

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i hate the feeling of vicks vaporub

hate it. but i am sick, hence, covered in the stuff. i think it's really gross. but just the texture- that sticky feeling as i have to rub it on my chest, or in my nostrils. but it is truely a lovely thing once it's all absorbed. and i hate chest congestion, and sinus pressure, and this choking, gasping, can't breathe feeling.

happy january

well, another year has rolled around, and like clock work i'm starting to feel under the weather. i blame it on having a january birthday.

engraved flight

i love anything depicting birds, probably because they seem so free. the thought of being a bird for a day, and getting to soar above the world, free from the restraints of human life seems magical. when i think about birds, i recall those magnetic poetry words that you could form into your own phrases. i came up with "Fly from here like a bird to Occassion" and it's been stuck in my mind ever since then.

free time and random objects

this is currently what adorns my bedroom wall... tiny littles pieces of random thoughts that make me happy

water, water, water.....

I am thirsty today, the kind of thirsty that seems to nag at you all day until you end up downing 32 ounces of h2o. I've also been thinking a lot about water as I am writing a research paper on the cons of bottled water. The bottled water industry has become immense, and soon hopes to surpass the soda industry. Healthful for your body, yes. Healthful for the environment, no.

In landfills right now, there is over $1 billion worth of recycleable plastic. What did that case of Arrowhead water cost? $4.99? And say that those 24 individaul serving bottles lasted your family a week. Calculate the cost you throw away in a year, when you could use a refillable bottle that pays for itself. This bottle is a fun way to play around with the idea of a reuseable water bottle.

weddings and ship christenings

chatty today

well, let's see....

"Hiking into the void."

So I'm still slightly new at this whole blog scene, and still not in full swing. My passions range so fully: fashion, design, food, and people. What should this blog become? My mind wanders lonely into that misty abyss...

blustery day

I absolutely love the weather this time of year. Leaves, golden hue, and bright blue skies make me smile, never mind that the wind is stinging my face.